C M Romeo Casabona1, A Urruela Mora2, E Peiró Callizo3, F Alava Cano4, M Gens Barbera5, I Iriarte Aristu6, C Silvestre Busto7, M P Astier-Peña8. 1. Cátedra de Derecho Penal, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad del País Vasco, Grupo de Investigación Cátedra de Derecho y Genoma Humano, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Bizkaia, España. Electronic address: mpastier@gmail.com. 2. Departamento de Derecho Penal, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, España. 3. Coordinación de Programas de Seguridad del Paciente, Osakidetza/Servicio Vasco de Salud. 4. Cap del Servei de Promoció de la Qualitat i la Bioètica, Direcció General d'Ordenació i Regulació Sanitària, Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, España. 5. Direcció de Qualitat i Seguretat dels Pacients, Gerència Camp de Tarragona, Institut Català de la Salut, Tarragona, España. 6. Jefatura de Servicio de Régimen Jurídico, Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea, Pamplona, España. 7. Servicio de Efectividad y Seguridad Asistencial, Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea, Pamplona, España. 8. Medicina Familiar, Servicio Aragonés de Salud, Cátedra de Profesionalismo y Ética Clínica, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, España.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Patient Safety Culture is based on learning from incidents, developing preventive strategies to reduce the likelihood to happen and recognizing and accompanying those who have suffered unnecessary and involuntary harm derived from the health care received. To go ahead on patient safety culture entails facilitating the implementation of these behaviors and attitudes in healthcare professionals. Objective was to describe the regulations of some autonomous communities and national proposals for regulations changes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Search of normative changes made in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Navarra and the Basque Country. Proposals for legislative changes at national level were agreed. RESULTS: Activities and normative changes made in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Navarre and the Basque Country are described and proposals for normative changes at the national level at short-term and long-term changes are made. In such a way that it is easier to advance in creating culture of patient safety in the whole National Health System CONCLUSION: Currently there is no global regulation that facilitates to advance in patient safety culture. Changes at the national legislation level are essential. It is at the Inter-territorial Council where the proposed legislative amendment should be defined, promoted by the representatives of the health systems of the autonomous communities.
INTRODUCTION:Patient Safety Culture is based on learning from incidents, developing preventive strategies to reduce the likelihood to happen and recognizing and accompanying those who have suffered unnecessary and involuntary harm derived from the health care received. To go ahead on patient safety culture entails facilitating the implementation of these behaviors and attitudes in healthcare professionals. Objective was to describe the regulations of some autonomous communities and national proposals for regulations changes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Search of normative changes made in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Navarra and the Basque Country. Proposals for legislative changes at national level were agreed. RESULTS: Activities and normative changes made in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Navarre and the Basque Country are described and proposals for normative changes at the national level at short-term and long-term changes are made. In such a way that it is easier to advance in creating culture of patient safety in the whole National Health System CONCLUSION: Currently there is no global regulation that facilitates to advance in patient safety culture. Changes at the national legislation level are essential. It is at the Inter-territorial Council where the proposed legislative amendment should be defined, promoted by the representatives of the health systems of the autonomous communities.